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Using technology to reclaim our time

Today's Hospitalist

But these early systems often struggled with complex medical terminology and the natural flow of conversation. For many of us, the emergence of medical scribes, both in-person and remote, provided a valuable solution, offloading documentation and allowing us to have more focused patient interactions. The result?

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Storycatching: Podcast with Heather Coats and Thor Ringler

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Clinicians “catching” patient life stories. . Our patients aren’t “the 76 year old with heart failure in room 202,” as Heather Coats astutely noted. Storytelling Helps Hospital Staff Discover The Person Within The Patient. A few data based publication links from Person-Centered Narrative Intervention Program of Research: .

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Is it time for geriatricians to get on board with lecanemab? Jason Karlawish and Ken Covinsky

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Along the way we address: Is this degree of slowed cognitive decline meaningful to patients or care partners? Eric: So patient narrative storytelling, independent of what we call it, I’d like to turn to both of you and just how you got interested in this as a subject. She was a heart failure patient.

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Preemies receive sucrose for pain relief—new research shows it doesn't stop long-term impacts on development

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Sucrose is thought to activate centers of the brain that modulate pain and lead to the release of endorphins , but the exact mechanism remains unclear. The information you enter will appear in your e-mail message and is not retained by Medical Xpress in any form. Consider supporting Science Xs mission by getting a premium account.

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Surfers play crucial role in beach safety according to study

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The results of this study provide an important and much-needed estimate of the rate of safety actions of Victorian surfers to beach users and the wider community," said Kiera Staley, Research Fellow at La Trobe Business Schools Center for Sport and Social Impact. Consider supporting Science Xs mission by getting a premium account.

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How to identify a victim of heat exhaustion or heat stroke

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Other factors including humidity, wind and peoples ages and medical conditions play a role in heat illness as well, Wood says. Tips to beat the heat The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises people to drink a cup of water every 15 to 20 minutes during a heat wave but no more than 48 ounces, or one and a half quarts, per hour.

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